I am always late for work. Sometimes for really valid reasons. (“Sometimes” is a strong characterization of the frequency of valid reasons.) Today I was on-track to be on time. To my credit, I am always on-track to be on time. Then it always goes off the rails. In my defense, it’s always my kids’ fault.
Today, for example, one of my daughters came to me when I was just about to head out the door and said, “Do you have a toothpaste thing all cleaned out?”
(Why would I have this.)
“No, why?” I said.
“I need one.”
(I see.)
“I don’t—I’m sorry.”
“Do you have any empty things, like honey or something? It needs to be squirt-y.”
I checked the recycling, which, of course, had just been emptied. Meanwhile, tick tock tick tock. So, I emptied out a honey that was nearly empty into a full one and gave the bottle to her. (Are these details deadly boring? Sorry.)
“Are you guys going to make a mess with this?” I asked.
“Not too much.”
“Am I going to regret this?”
“Not so much.”
Well, I was convinced. And 7 minutes late for work. See? Not my fault at all.
Anyways, how have you been? It’s been a while since my tightly-tuned words have graced this blog. But I am not going to regale you with excuses or make promises never to embrace absence again. (That never works out ... ) Instead I will simply say hello and I’m glad you’re here!
This whole blogging thing is like flossing your teeth. You know how you’re supposed to floss every day? Does anyone do that? I mean, I’m sure there are people who do. Hygienists and dentists, your orthodontists and periodontists (that’s a thing, right?). But I would assume they have seen—and touched—some very disturbing dental situations and are strongly compelled to avoid such bleak and horrifying results in their own mouths. I’m talking about regular people and their flossing (or not) habits. I always intend to floss... (“Intend” is a strong characterization of my commitment to flossing.) Well, wait—actually, Steve (not his real name) DOES floss every day. So I DO know someone who flosses every day. Hmmm ... Well, I still think I’m not gonna do it. I’ll still intend to do it. (See note above.) See how flossing and blogging are so similar? No? Well, let your subconscious work on it and I'm sure my reasoning will make perfect sense at some point.
None of what I have written so far is the point of this blog post, by the way. (Imagine if I were actually standing in front of you saying all this? At least when you’re reading you can skim. Some people actually have to hear this kind of stuff directly from me. I do feel for them.) Rather it’s simply a long (possibly unnecessary) preamble to what IS the point of this blog post and that is to say that my novel, Talking Underwater, is in final edits! The exact publication date is yet to be determined but it will be released in late August or early September of 2015! Check out its brand-new page on my website and my publisher’s!
The second point of this blog post is to introduce you to my new venture: Reading at the Kitchen Table. It’s a book blog including book reviews and author interviews and all things bookish. I am co-writing it with my good friend, Kate Robinson. In recent years, we worked together on Her Circle Ezine but we’ve been friends since college. She’s super-smart and funny and I am excited for our first posts which will be forthcoming in July.
Happy Friday, everyone! Oh, and just to let you know, nothing bad came of the honey bottle. That I’ve found yet. We have a lot of closets, but I'm still hopeful.
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